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All hands on deck

You set off on a journey with your (grand)parents and an enthusiastic tour guide. From Warsaw to America, you will hear exciting stories from other young migrants.

Albert Einstein

In 1930, Albert Einstein received an invitation to conduct research in Pasadena, California. He decided to travel to the United States via Antwerp on the Belgenland.

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Albert Einstein, a famous passenger

Unlike many migrants who travelled with the Red Star Line only once, Albert Einstein was a regular guest on the Red Star Line ocean steamers.

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School visits

A visit to the Red Star Line Museum is a journey into the past and an encounter with the present. A guide will take you and your students on an adventure in the museum and/or the city.

Sonia Fuentes. 2 million passengers, 2 million stories

Among the emigrants were a large number of Jews who were fleeing the Nazi regime in Germany in the thirties. One of these moving stories is that of the Pressman family.

The adventure of Irène Bobelijn

The stories of both the Bobelijn family and the trunk symbolise the journey millions of Europeans made to the USA.

One of the biggest obstacles on the way to the “promised land” of America was trachoma, an infectious eye disease. If a passenger was found to have trachoma during the medical examination then the migrant would be inexorably sent back. Young Ita Moël was sent back twice.

The migration of the Hutlet family

When the Hutlet Family moved to America it was a major undertaking. They took their eight children with them as well as a lot of familiar household items on their exciting journey to an unknown country.

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